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| Landstuhl | ||
| federal state | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Residents | 8.348 (2019) | |
| height | 248 m | |
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Landstuhl is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate.
background
location
Landstuhl is a town west of Kaiserslautern, within sight of the Ramstein Military Airport, and location of the most important US military hospital outside the US.
The sheep meet in Landstuhl Palatinate Forest and Westrich together: in the southwest the Sickinger height on, in the north the West Palatinate moorland.
Neighboring communities
More like the Palatinate Forest belong: Kindsbach, spell. More like North Palatinate or West Palatinate belong:
- In the area of the West Palatinate Moorniederung: Ramstein-Miesenbach, Main chair
- In the field of Sickinger height: Langwieden, Mittelbrunn, Oberarnbach, Wallhalbe valley
history
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Kaiserslautern | 19 km |
|---|---|
| Homburg | 27 km |
| Saarbrücken | 55 km |
| Mannheim | 83 km |
| Frankfurt am Main | 133 km |
By plane
The closest airports are Saarbrücken Airport
(IATA: SCN), Frankfurt-Hahn Airport(IATA: HHN), airport Frankfurt(IATA: FRA).
By train
Landstuhl is approached by regional traffic Saarbrücken, Mannheim and Kusel. In addition, connection to the S-Bahn from the Rhine-Neckar area. It also hold single IC.
Another neighboring train station is in Kaiserslautern, ICE connection: 18 km away
By bus
Regional buses, e.g. from Wallhalben, Ramstein-Miesenbach, Waldfischbach castle albums
In the street
Landstuhl is across the Autobahn 
, Exit 
13 Ramstein-Miesenbach and the 
, Exit 11 Landstuhl-Atzel can be reached. West of the city, the two motorways meet at the Landstuhl-West motorway junction, from where the exit Landstuhl-West, which is only accessible from the north, also leads to Landstuhl.
By bicycle
Cycle paths
It's a low-incline journey over Kaiserslautern along the valleys of Near, Glan and volume up possible.
mobility
The VRN (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar) operates the bus routes and regional trains in the region.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- cath. City Church 1 St Andreas, with the tomb of the knight Franz von Sickingen, built from 1751 to 1753.
- 2 Protestant city church
, originated at the end of the 19th century.
- 3 Holy Cross Chapel, colloquial mostly Old chapel called: The Gothic building is the former choir of the old parish church of St. Andrew from the Middle Ages (built around 1300), the nave of which had to be demolished at the beginning of the nineteenth century due to dilapidation. Inside frescoes from the 14th century, around the church old tombstones.
- 4 Lady Chapel: in the forest on a hill above the city; arose after a pledge to spare the city from major damage in World War II.
Castles
- 5 Nanstein castle ruins. Built by Emperor Barbarossa around 1160, the castle came in 1475 through marriage to the clan of the Knights of Sickingen. The most famous resident of the castle was the knight Franz von Sickingen (1481-1523), who strengthened the complex from 1518 against the emerging cannons. After participating in the Palatinate knight rebellion and defeat in the attack on the prince-bishopric of Trier at the beginning of 1523, the knight retired to Nanstein Castle in April. This fell after only two days of cannon bombardment by the advanced and united armies of the three imperial princes, and Franz died of the consequences of a serious injury suffered during the siege. From 1543 the castle was rebuilt by his sons and grandchildren into a Renaissance castle, around 1600 the complex reached its greatest extent with approx. 125 m in length and almost 100 m in width. In 1668 it is conquered by the Elector of the Palatinate and then blown up. In 1689, the castle was finally destroyed by French troops during the War of the Palatinate Succession.
Buildings
- Old Renty Built in 1767 as an office and residence for the officials of Sickingen.
- 6 Villa Benzino Representative family residence built in 1841 by Josef Johann Benzino in the villa style of Northern Italy, the former home of the Benzino family who immigrated around 1700.
- 7 Bismarck Tower (Landstuhl). built around 1900 on the 371 meter high Kirchberg.
Monuments
- Sickinger cube (at the old market): remains of a Roman tomb.
- Heather cliffs Two stones preserved stones from a Roman spring sanctuary, probably made in the middle of the 3rd century.
Streets and squares
- old market
activities
shop
kitchen
Good selection, more international than regional cuisine
- Trattoria Da Gino, Kaiserstraße 79, closed on Wednesdays, otherwise closed between 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
nightlife
Nightlife shows a noticeable influence of the tastes of US residents and visitors.
- Discotheque in the commercial area
- Broadway cinema, including American films in their original version
- Cockpit lounge, Kaiserstraße 3, 66849 Landstuhl. Tel.: 49 6371 902 1106. The bar is popular with pilots from the nearby airbase and is located in the Hotel Christine.
accommodation
Cheap
medium
Upscale
- 1 Hotel Christine, Kaiserstraße 3, 66849 Landstuhl. Tel.: 49 6371 9020. Rooms with shower / toilet, satellite TV, direct dial telephone, internet connection, refrigerator and some with balcony. There is a fitness area and the cockpit lounge. The hotel is used a lot by Americans from the nearby base, everything is bilingual and English is the predominant language.Price: Single 65.00 - 80.00 €, Double 105.00 - 115.00 € with breakfast buffet.
Learn
Work
security
health
- There is also a civil hospital in Landstuhl.
- It must be checked whether the military hospital offers emergency care (better not only when necessary!). In any case, it is available to members of the US armed forces.
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 06371 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 66849 |
| Mark | KL |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
Practical advice
trips
On foot
- Ramstein-Miesenbach
- Swimming lake Bear hole at Kindsbach
By bicycle
- Kaiserslautern
- Otterberg
- Waldfischbach castle albums with the pilgrimage church Maria Rosenberg
- Homburg
By train
possibly in combination with a bike
- Kusel
- Saarbrücken
- Heidelberg
- German Wine Route (to Neustadt an der Weinstrasse by train)
- Pirmasens (Change in Kaiserslautern, possibly go one way by bike)
- Zweibrücken (Change in St. Ingbert, or at Homburg by bicycle). One way could also be ridden by bike.
literature
Web links
- http://www.landstuhl.de - Landstuhl official website
- District of Kaiserslautern: www.kaiserslautern-kreis.de;
- virtual tour through the old town: heist.hobby-site.org/Landstuhl/Rundweg/
